Presumably, one buys an entry-level luxury sport sedan for its four doors and back seat. Otherwise, you might as well get a G37 Coupe or sports car, right? Well, the G35's rear seat ranks pretty well in terms of comfort. As long as the front seats aren't positioned wildly rearward, there's a comfortable amount of legroom – 34.7 inches says the spec sheet...
Foot room is adequate, and there's enough headroom for anyone less than 6 feet tall. There's also decent seat bolstering and armrest padding. The portal created by opening a rear door seems a little small, but without direct comparison it's hard to say whether it's any worse than that of other luxury sport sedans.
I wouldn't want to road-trip in the G35's back seat – no storage bins and dinky cupholders – but I think up to a couple of hours would be just fine.
Brent Romans, Senior Automotive Editor
carguy622 says:
02:28 PM, 08/ 3/07
Looks to me from this picture that the rear seat head restraints are not adjustable either, seems like penny pinching on a luxury sedan. I could be wrong though, maybe it's just the angle.
penboy says:
02:59 PM, 08/ 3/07
I haven't been in a new G35 yet, but if the A4 is any comparison, I wouldn't really call it a comfortable amount of space. I'm only 5'11, and being in the back of an A4 for an hour and a half was about an hour too long. Even the Mazda6, which has been continually criticized for being too small, has 36.5 in. of rear legroom. I know it's a sport sedan, but I still wouldn't want to be back there very often.
texases says:
05:58 PM, 08/ 3/07
Just make absolutely sure it has enough headroom - I found it very tight. Why no cars other than an Xb have good rear seat headroom is a mystery...
iancar says:
09:32 PM, 08/ 4/07
You can get that with the new EX35 soon.
cowbell says:
08:09 AM, 08/ 5/07
I just test drove a G35 sedan five days ago, and I actually eliminated it from consideration because the back seat was too small. With the front seats in the normal positions for my wife and me, our knees pushed against the seats when we sat in the back.
I've always been curious how rear leg room is determined. Where do the positions the front seat when they measure?
I've noticed a lot of times you have to go sit in the car to determine if there's enough room. Even though the length listed for rear leg room is nearly identicle for the G35 and the Acura TL, the Acura seemed to have more room. I think that because the layout of the G35's entire front half of the cabin works better when the front seats are slide farther back.
billt9 says:
01:56 PM, 08/ 5/07
This car is a regular midsized sedan.
Americans are so spoiled with crossover and SUV interior space, there is no going back to sedans.
This is the end for sedans.
Crossovers for all!
dalaw says:
03:58 PM, 08/ 5/07
I am 5'8" and I've sat in an IS250 and the rear seat is very tight. The shape of the seat was good, but there was no toe space whatsoever, tight headroom, tight knee room, and there is a huge center tunnel that runs thru the floor. You can almost get car sick for sitting there. Even the G35 rear seat has better room IMO.
xoquixxoqafxo says:
11:19 AM, 07/12/08
In response to carguy622 the rear head restraint are not adjustable but they don't need to be. I am 5'10" and the head restraints are at just the right level for my head and for anyone taller i assume that it sits right at your neck. The headrest also dont block your view out the rear view mirror which i love. The G's back seat is pretty well sized in my opinion, the lexus IS was the smallest between the 3 series and G.